Donald Trump says the United States is in negotiations with Iran to end the war as the Pentagon reportedly prepares to deploy thousands more troops to the Middle East.The US president said senior members of his cabinet were in talks with Iranian officials, who he said had agreed to "never have a nuclear weapon".Iran war live updates: For all the latest news on the Middle East war, read our blog."We're in negotiations right now," he said from the Oval Office."They're doing it along with [US Secretary of State] Marco [Rubio] [and Vice-President] JD [Vance]."We have a number of people involved And I can tell you, the other side would like to make a deal."His comments come despite Iran denying any negotiations are underway with the US.The president said Iran had sent the US a "present" that was "oil and gas-related" and had aided diplomatic efforts to end hostilities."They gave us a present, and the present arrived today